Government plans to go back to change the Bail Act so people charged with murder and serious offences would not get bail within a certain time.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley revealed the move yesterday as Barbados battles with an explosion in murders – five in seven days up to Thursday.
The State has appealed the 2021 decision by Justice Shona Griffith in the case of Lamar Antonio Jones vs the Attorney General challenging the constitutionality of Section 5(a) of the Bail (Amendment) Act 2019 which forced the courts to remand persons charged with murder or serious firearm offences for 24 months before they could qualify for bail. (CLM)
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